EVENT INFORMATION

3
January
1691

The slave ship Rachel departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Curaçao.

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📅 3 January 1691 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Rachel; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hincke, Pieter Gijsbertsz; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began on 3 January 1691. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ardra (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 200 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.3%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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